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Keepers of the Keys of Heaven – A History of the Papacy by Roger Collins (Orion Books, £14.99)
8:00am Saturday 20th March 2010
ANYONE venturing to write a history of 265 holders of the same title, plus assorted wannabes to it, risks producing an endless list and nothing more. Collins avoids this in his account of the Papacy from St Peter to Benedict the 16th, by concentrating on the issues that faced the Papacy over the centuries and how it achieved its global authority.
2010 York Literature Festival celebrates the written word
1:40pm Friday 19th March 2010
THE fourth annual York Literature Festival has started with two weeks of readings, book signings and writers’ group meetings to celebrate every aspect of the written word.
York readers celebrate World Book Day
10:34am Friday 5th March 2010
HUNDREDS of bookworms, young and old alike, celebrated World Book Day in York and North and East Yorkshire.
Redemption story
9:52am Saturday 27th February 2010
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to a North Yorkshire-born author returning north to give a reading at the York Literature Festival from his debut novel.
Writer Miles long-listed for children’s book prize
8:50am Saturday 16th January 2010
POET, writer, musician and all-round performer Miles Cain’s first novel for teenagers has been long-listed for a prestigious prize.
Hairy Bikers zoom into York
8:50am Saturday 16th January 2010
THEY’RE fast, they’re hairy and they’re zooming over here next week.
Armitage’s rock fantasy
8:50am Saturday 16th January 2010
YORKSHIRE poet and playwright Simon Armitage will be in York next Wednesday to read from his latest book, which charts his failed dream to be a rock star.
David Winpenny loves pyramids so much he’s written a book about them
8:50am Saturday 16th January 2010
David Winpenny loves pyramids so much he’s written a book about them. He tells MATT CLARK how his pointed obsession came about...
Writer Jack Sheffield ’s in a class of his own
8:50am Saturday 16th January 2010
Jack Sheffield’s Teacher books have become nationwide bestsellers, reports MATT CLARK.
Why Pitt was not a political genius
6:54pm Friday 15th January 2010
Political journalist Edward Pearce’s elegant and witty new book comprehensively demolishes the reputation of William Pitt the Elder. STEPHEN LEWIS spoke to him.
New books about Leeds United
12:02pm Saturday 26th December 2009
Leeds United are cast adrift from the Premier League honey pot in the old third division of English football, yet still the books keep coming on the most hated team in all the land.
Open – An Autobiography by Andre Agassi (Harper Collins, £20)
12:01pm Saturday 26th December 2009
WITH 2010 looming, Andre Agassi could very well add Sports Autobiography of the Decade to the eight Grand Slam titles he won in 20 years as a tennis superstar.
A Coastal Voyage In Watercolour: The Borders To The Humber by Ron Thornton is published by Wagtail Press, priced £19.50
11:52am Saturday 12th December 2009
STEPHEN LEWIS catches up with artist Ron Thornton whose watercolours of the Yorkshire coast have been published.
Chris Hoy, The Autobiography (£18,99, HarperCollins)
10:41am Saturday 5th December 2009
It was inevitable that Chris Hoy’s autobiography would be coming to a bookshop near you – the only surprise is that it’s taken so long after he won his three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
A Change In Altitude by Anita Shreve (Little Brown hardback, £16.99)
10:47am Saturday 28th November 2009
NEWLYWED Americans Margaret and Patrick up sticks from the United States, where he is a doctor, for an adventurous couple of years living in Kenya.
The Celtic Revolution: In Search Of 2000 Forgotten Years That Changed The World by Simon Young (Gibson Square hardback, £14.99)
10:48am Saturday 28th November 2009
WE’VE all heard of the Celts. But how many of us really know who they were?
Stephen Lewis speaks to fellow Press journalist Julian Cole about his new crime novel, Felicity’s Gate, that is set in York
10:52am Saturday 28th November 2009
IT BEGINS with a murder, as crime novels often do. And a pretty gruesome one too. “The body lay at the bottom of the stairs,” begins Chapter Two of York journalist Julian Cole’s new novel, Felicity’s Gate.
‘Dream On’ – One Hacker’s Challenge To Break Par in a Year, John Richardson, The Black Staff Press, £9.99
1:02pm Saturday 21st November 2009
STRAIGHT-TALKING Ryder Cup legend Sam Torrence provided the inspiration for the title of this compelling book after learning of the author’s unlikely golfing quest.
Lennie, Lennie Lawrence with Kevin Brennan, Green Umbrella Publishing, £14.99
1:01pm Saturday 21st November 2009
AS A foreword from Sir Alex Ferguson suggests, well-respected is an adjective that could be permanently etched in front of Lennie Lawrence’s name.
The Little Book Of Yorkshire Proverbs, Dalesman, £2.50 The Book Of Funny Signs, Dalesman, £4.99 Yorkshire Crossword Book volume IV, Dalesman, £4.99
9:47am Saturday 14th November 2009
We’ve all heard the saying ‘where there’s muck there’s brass’. Yorkshire has plenty of others sayings too that are pithy, humorous and downright rude by turn.
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